<p>@oxoxhawja3xoxo I’m glad u wrote one and I hope that u wrote something amazing 
Well, the fact I didn’t submit one kills me everyday since H means literally so much to me and my entire life could change by Harvards decision! Just staying positive, trying to encourage myself by looking up people who got in without one, and if H is the right place for me then YEYYYY!
OUCH, the more I think of it, the more I wanna punch myself in the face… Urghh I could’ve written about SOOO many things! Never mind, I shouldn’t fret over something I can’t change now! :(</p>
<p>@PcollegegirlP Yeah I hear a good amount of people do get in without one. H probably thinks those people are super confident and amazing. Best of luck! When you look up people who got in without the essay, are you doing this on college confidential, or what? </p>
<p>You guys have incredible commitment. I only started researching colleges in March of this year and Harvard didn’t catch my eye until May. </p>
<p>@NinetyNeinProbs unless you won some significant awards in track and field, or you were the team captain. it’s not worth it. Particularly if you forgot to list it completely, it doesn’t sound like it was very important to you. It’s about the quality of your activities, not the quantity! You should be fine. Only notify harvard about things that are incredibly important. I made a typo in my supplement essay but there is no way in hell I’d message them saying “hey Harvard, I forgot the word “a” in sentence 14 of my essay”. Think about thousands of kids emailing Harvard over tiny things that don’t matter… Haha.
But again, if you’re the long jump champion, or your team won state, or something like that. DEFINITELY. Notify H. </p>
<p>I think I heard somewhere that around 85% of accepted students submit supplements…so there’s hope! I’m sure your Common App essay was great. Your app is probably still competitive without the essay. </p>
<p>We’re all really hopeful and excited and I don’t want to put a damper on the party. But we’ve all seen the numbers, right? The percentage that gets smaller every year? Good luck all you guys, but let’s make sure are heads are screwed on tightly enough so that any decision the office makes sits comfortably with us. </p>
<p>with that, GOOD LUCK and stay positive!</p>
<p>@jalebigirl We have college confidential accounts… None of our heads are screwed on tightly. hahaha. My friends make fun of me so much for this.</p>
<p>Very true! lol </p>
<p>***Penn ED applicant here, and we are hearing some kids say that the Penn ED decision date might actually be 12/11, which seems early.
I know that the ivies usually do it on the same day. </p>
<p>I was just curious to know when Harvard’s EA might be/what you guys are speculating? Thanks! </p>
<p>Harvard EA is looking to be the 11th or 12th</p>
<p>Though I want to know as soon as possible, I’m kind of hoping for the 12th because I have a free period at the end of the day so I can go home and cry.</p>
<p>@Karabekian That was also a bit odd!</p>
<p>@calliemoon11 haha me too, me too</p>
<p>@entrebusecon What a cool supplement idea!</p>
<p>@oxoxhawja3xoxo Thanks for the input! Yeah, it wasn’t terribly significant. I did spend a lot of hours on indoor/outdoor track, but it was more of a general fitness/socializing type thing. Looks like I’ll just leave it off altogether. </p>
<p>However, I didn’t list a single in-school activity (clubs, sports, etc.) on the common app. All of my significant EC’s were independent, outside activities. I know that it’s all just speculation, and there’s nothing I can do about it at this point, but do you think this would hurt my chances? Will I seem like an antisocial shut-in? </p>
<p>@AuTurtle No problem! </p>
<p>@calliemoon11 I’m not actually that positive but thanks! I am actually just trying to alleviate any possible pain from high-strung hope crashing </p>
<p>On the subject of the essays, I actually wrote my supplement more about breadth than depth, which I chose to submit over another essay that got me into a 3% acceptance rate summer program and despite complaints from my English teacher and a Harvard freshman. Yup, hoping the risk is worth it. (The actual topic of my supp is broadly speaking about how the emotions expressed through my eyes are connected with things that make me smile, cry, etc. ) My personal statement is more in depth but also more boring/less creative, an essay about discrimination/stereotype. </p>
<p>@ninetyneinprobs for fitness? yeah definitely don’t bother with things your aren’t passionate about. Harvard doesn’t really like “Resume builders”. They can see right through them, and with the tiny acceptance rate, you don’t want to risk them thinking you did something just to look impressive to colleges.
Hm. that is a great question, since Harvard is looking for people who can contribute to the school community. But, I guess if your school didn’t offer the activities that interested you, then that totally is not your fault. I’m sure they know you’re not anti social based upon your recommendations and essays. Hopefully you and your teachers wrote something that shows you’re a likable person.
Also, Harvard needs a diverse group of individuals, so it may work in your favor.
I guess we’ll see in two weeks!! </p>
<p>I put track on my application because I enjoyed it and it meant something to me. I approached this application the wrong way I think. I just put my ECs that meant the most to me, even if they weren’t incredibly impressive. </p>
<p>@entrebusecon You absolutely didn’t approach it the wrong way. Harvard is trying to get to know you; they aren’t a shady group of people burning applications because they didn’t win Intel or Siemens 
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<p>Don’t worry to much about it! If you are passionate about something, you should succeed wherever you end up</p>
<p>@entrebusecon Nah, that’s what you’re supposed to do. Things you care about. Awards are definitely good though. It’s just that you shouldn’t put things that you didn’t care about and didn’t have awards in. For instance, I was on the debate team for one year while I was waiting for my track injury to heal. It was a lot of work, super difficult, and helped me become a better speaker. But I sucked at it, I didn’t like it, and I wasn’t that committed.
It’s safe to say that speech and debate showed up NOWHERE on my application. </p>
<p>@oxoxhawja3xoxo Sweet, thanks for the input. None of us are experts here, but your insight can at least calm my nerves. </p>
<p>Man, I sure hope I’ll get in, mostly because Harvard is my first choice/dream school/etc., just like it is with everybody else on this thread…but also partly because I don’t wanna have to write all the essays for other schools… 
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